Many military- and veteran-affiliated companies and organizations offer insurance.
These are some of the most well-known groups, along with some commercial companies and government entities and their website information:
•Air Force Association Veteran Benefits Association: www.afavba.org
•Air Force Sergeants Association: www.hqafsa.org
•American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA, formerly Army and Air Force Mutual Aid Association): www.aafmaa.com
•Association of the U.S. Army: www.ausa.org
•Fleet Reserve Association: www.fra.org
•Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.: www.jwv.org
•Military Benefit Association: www.militarybenefit.org
•Military Officers Association of America: www.moaa.org
•National Association for Uniformed Services: www.naus.org
•Navy Mutual (formerly Navy Mutual Aid Association): www.navymutual.org
•Prudential: www.prudential.com
•Reserve Officers Association: www.roa.org
•Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: www.insurance.va.gov
•USAA Life: www.usaa.com
•Veterans' Group Life Insurance: www.insurance.va.gov
Karen has covered military families, quality of life and consumer issues for Military Times for more than 30 years, and is co-author of a chapter on media coverage of military families in the book "A Battle Plan for Supporting Military Families." She previously worked for newspapers in Guam, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Fla., and Athens, Ga.
